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are working conditions any safer. and on trial for bribery. formula 1's billionaire boss appears in a german court. . >> china's government insists it owns a group of disputed islands in the east china sea, not japan. beijing made the statement after president obama backed tokyo in the dispute, and he is currently on a state visit to japan as part of a regional tour. mike viqueira reports from tokyo. >> reporter: in tokyo president obama said what the japanese waited to here, that america would fight on their side if a dispute over islands escalates. >> let me reiterate, article 5 covers all territories under japan's administration. including the senkakku islands.

>> china has a different name, diaoyu island, and claimed them as their own, leading to confrontation. >> president obama knocked down a perception that he want to contain the riding power. a second-largest economy and trading partner. >> we want to encourage a peaceful china. >> wednesday night the prime minister shinzo abe treated mr obama to dinner at a sushi restaurant. a ceremonial creating. in the morning, chris sees in hot spot around the globe, including ukraine. the president said it appears russia is not living up to its commitment. last thursday - a step back in ukraine. now he's ready to go further. >> i understand that additional sanctions may not change it. that's possible.

how well they change depends on not just us supplying sanctions, but the cooperation of other countries. the united states says it's disappointed by the deal struck by the palestine factions hamas and fatah, warning the agreement could jeopardise prospects for piece. it angered israel, who regard hamas as a terror organization. . >> reporter: this is not the victory handshake the u.s. wanted to see. officials heard the rumours that fatah and hamas were trying to reconcile. they admit they were surprised the rumours came true. >> it could complicate our effort, not just our, but between the parties to extend the negotiations. >> is recally and palestine negotiators had been trying to extend peace talks beyond april 29th. they were in trouble because of

accusations from both sides that they weren't dealing in good faith. the deal between fatah and hamas, which does not recognise israel's right to exist could give the government the cover it needs to walk away. >> i'm not sure there'll be an international push on peace as long as ham as is in the palestinian government. we want peace. hamas is not part of the process. >> analysts say it would point out a mistake that the u.s. made - not pushing israel hard enough to make tough choices. >> we have not confronted the israelis, as long as the united states is a supporter of israel first, and the process second, it's not going to succeed. >> it will be difficult for the u.s. to embrace a government, including hamas, which washington says is a terrorist group. washington is not supposed to deal with a government that doesn't recognise israel, doesn't renounce violence or honour deals between the israelis or the palestinians.

and if hamas becomes a part of a coalition government, the u.s. would be required to stop giving the palestinians hundreds of millions every year in financial aid. that is something that would be devastating to a fragile economy. . >> reporter: so what's now. the obama administration says it's not giving up on the peace talks, but had trouble keeping the palestinians and israeli talking. some in washington are concerned the new deal could be a game changer, not the kind that leads to a victory party. we are joined by atti in jerusalem. the u.s. is disappointed by the deal. it has to be said that hamas has a different policy toward israel than fatah. what is israel saying about it? >> absolutely, they do have a

different policy. much of the reaction that we have been hearing, and we heard a flood. binyamin netanyahu, for his party called u.s. secretary of state john kerry and reiterated his stance saying someone that makes peace with hamas doesn't want to the make peace with israel. other officials echoed binyamin netanyahu's sentiment saying that hamas is an organization, a terrorist organization he'll bent on the destruction of israel and they don't see israel's right to exist. there are other voices, few voices trying to make their way into the conversation, including a member of the cabinets et -- knesset, saying there needs to be unity between gaza and the west bank, and that's the only way forward. and has criticised her own government for wanting it both ways, not wanting the negotiations to succeed, saying they criticised palestine

president mahmoud abbas for not being able to control gaza and the west bank. and the second he reaches out to unite the two, he is criticised. this is not a way to extend a way to gaza, to dissuade the detractors of the peace negotiation to show that the palestinians are one unity and want to go forward with the two-state solution. >> we know both sides are hailing this as an agreement. do people on the streets thing this will stick? >> it seems this is a landmark moment. many palestinians hope that it is. they've been calling on leaders. it's a 7-year long feud. they have been calling on them. they have seen it in the past, the agreement, the talks, 2011

in cairo, 2012 in doha. they feel it's an agreement that they will not follow through, and there won't be the interiment government -- interim government promised to them. they say they hope it will happen but don't have faith that their leaders will follow through. >> thank you for that. atti from jerusalem. returning to the top story, the u.s. president visit to jap japan. >> tina is the isn't professor, joining us from tokyo. good to have you on the show. we know that president obama gave reassurances to japan over the status of the islands. why has he been so explicit when he never has been before, knowing that it will provoke an angry reaction from china? >> i think in japan there has been concern that the united states was not as committed to

its security relationship with japan as the gepp niece would like -- japanese would like. this is an indication of a lack of confidence in the alliance, that president obama felt he had to say that the islands were covered by the security treaty. >> he wants to bring other staunch u.s. allies together, and particularly south korea. the two have luke-warm relations. can president obama do anything to thaw that? >> it well, president obama successful brought president park geun-hye and president shinzo abe on the sidelines for a meeting, and it's the first time the leaders of the two countries sat to talk. previously president park geun-hye said she was not willing to meet with prime minister shinzo abe because of the comments about the sex-slave issue during the world war ii,

and other issues. president obama brought them together once. it's on the agenda to repair the relationship. it's important that they work together as a counterbalance to a rising china. >> he has a security pack with the philippines, beefing up u.s. presence there. how important is that to the u.s. presence in the region? >> i think - the u.s. presence in the region is generally a positive thing. it's led to decades of peace and prosperity in asia. a lot of asian allies were concerned with the situation in ukraine. the u.s.'s eye was turning to europe, and much was discussed in the pivot to asia on the backburner. the u.s.s re-engage. is something its allies will welcome. >> good to peak to you. thank you for your analysis. tina burett live from tokyo.

the u.n. security council is considering sanctions against the south sudan and the opposition. it was told the conflict could lead to a humanitarian disaster. a warning that some viewers may find the pictures disturbing. >> following a horrific massacre claiming the lives of 200 people, many are sheltering in the u.n. camps in south sudan. a base in bentiu has 22,000 civilians inside it. the u.n. says they are struggling to cope with the influx. >> the camps were not designed to house thousands of people, of families. we are not designed to be set up as feeding centres in an area where it's prone to flooding and rainy seasons. all these are very difficult and challenging times. there's a lot of tension in the camps. >> the deterioration in the situation led to ambassadors being called to an emergency

session. behind closed doors they were shown pictures of a recent massacre, the u.n. peacekeeping describing the atmosphere in the room. >> it was one of deep shock, deep shock, seeing hundreds of bodies - can you imagine 200 bodies left to rot. people killed in hospitals. that is a scandal. >> do you have a partner still in the government of south sudan? >> we have expressions of partnership. we have what we call a status of false agreement, and yet that agreement, despite all the verbal assurances that we received, is not, sadly, implemented. every day there are difficulties for us to move around, to go where we need to go. we have difficulty in sending humanitarian aircraft to some places. we are - our people a threatened, intimidated.

>> human rights activists are asking for accountability. there's talks of sanctions against the government and the opposition. >> the security council needs to sanction leaders on both sides who are responsible for the abusers. there has been competing for all of the crimes. >> reporter: there are fears for what is a crisis and warfare could develop into a humanitarian disaster, in south sudan, it's supposed to be the planting season. no one is planting crops because of violence. a u.n. official said it's a race against time to avoid a famine which could be on the scale of the one. ethiopia in the 1980s, claiming up to a million lives. more to come - including three american women shot dead at a children's chopt in

afghanistan. questions risen about a divided opposition - who gets what. real madrid's champion's league semifinal with bayern munich. . it's a year since a factory accident in bangladesh. thousands were injured, more than 100 killed after a building collapsed. many were too traumatised to go back to work. there seems to be some improvement in workers' conditions. >> this man was working in the building when it collapsed, at the rana plaza. he survived, his mother did not. >> translation: i wake up screaming. i got another job at a garment job at another factory and couldn't laugh half an hour.

i sweated so much. i fainted. >> the i think storey building in the suburbs collapsed, killing 1,129 workers, and injuring thousands more. it's one of the worst in history. focussing international attention on working continues in bank. the garment factories are getting a makeover. that's not all they are looking for. >> this team is looking at the factory, they looking for fire, electrical and structural flaws. >> the factory which produces clothing is one of the better ones. there's much to improve. >> any high-rise building, if it is seven storey or more than 73 feet, there should be sprinkler

systems. in this building up to now there is no sprinklers. >> many other factories have not fared as well. 10 have been made to suspend operations. they are controversial, the inspections. garment workers feel it will cost money. the chairman of one of the industries says it will be stronger. >> the effort is to not close a factory unless there's imminent danger, to work with the owner to make sure there's a remediation plan. not all owners are against the inspection drive. if i'm not in the business, i should not be in the business. >> the problems facing the industry are enormous. change will not come easy. it is the first step making sure that going to work no longer means risking lives. >> general secretary of the industrial global union which represents workers in a range of

sectors from garments to oil and gas, welcome to the programme. there seems to be safety improvements in bangladesh's factories. are you happy with how that is progressing? >> the legally binding accord on fire and building safety in bangladesh signed by industry, together with 166 brands has been a breakthrough. it is creating a new standard. it's covering more than 2 million workers and 2,000 factories. the fact that the brands have made a legal commitment to inspections and finding funding together with the factory owners to repair the dangerous factories, that is, indeed, a breakthrough. >> at the same time there's anger over the amount of compensation paid to survivors and families of the dead. critics say western retailer are

not contributing enough. do you agree? >> absolutely. we manage, together with our partners, to set up the rana plaza trust fund for paying compensation. it is administered by the international labour organization ilo, and based on international transparent norms. shockingly, by today half of the 30 brands that we are sourcing from have paid into the fund. of the 40 million usd target, we have only reached $15 million while the victims and families are suffering. >> apparently the first payments were made this week. something like $640 for each of the survivors. it doesn't sound much and seems to have ten a very long time -- taken a very long time. >> yes, this was a major industrial homicide. 3,600 victims were involved. building a database took a long

time. the first compensations have been paid. of the deceased workers, their family will get $325. you have to remember the minimum waive for garment workers is $67. we are talking about a compensation of 20-25 years salaries. >> the government said said that it will raise pay and benefits for the workers. do you think that the country's image as a source of cheap sweatshop labour will change? >> well, we are committed, just like the brands sourcing from bangladesh from contributing to millions of good quality jobs and a safe and sustainable industry. the bank government and factory owners have to bear their responsibility. $67 a month is far from a small

wage. when workers get a wage where they don't have to work 60 to 62 hours a week, we will have made progress. we are determined to continue on this road. >> thank you, live from geneva for us. security guard working at a hospital in afghanistan killed three american women. it happened at the hospital in the capital kabul, which specialises in children's medicine. we have more from kabul. . >> reporter: an afghan policemen was working as a security guard for the hospital in kaboom, opened -- kaboom, opened -- kabul, opened fire on the hospital. injuring three american women. his own colleague opened fire on the policeman and opened fire on foreigners, he's injured and under custody. it is the second attack in less than three weeks on foreign

civilians, on may the 4th. two a.p. journalists were shot by an afghan policeman. where one was killed and another injured. it will affect their activity. aid and other helps that they are trying to deliver. >> at least four people, including a police officer had been killed in a suicide attack in pakistan's largest city, in a fruit and vegetable market. the target has been targeted several times before. staying with pakistan, fighter jets carried out air strikes in the north-west of the country, bombing groups in khyber agency. it's inflicted heavy casualties. we have more from islamabad. . >> reporter: the pakistani military says fighter aircraft

targeted several compounds close to the boarder, and on the outskirts of peshawar. they said that the targets included suspected fighters who were involved in the recent string of attacks against police forces in the province, as well as a bomb blast in the fruit and vegetable market here in the city of islamabad. now, the attacks come at a time when the government of pakistan continued to insist that there will be continuing talks with the taliban, they, on the other hand called off a ceasefire, and says that the government is not soars. the committee appointed says that it will try to convince them to expend the ceasefire in order for there to be meaningful talks. china is introducing tougher penalties for polluters as part

of an update in environmental protection law. pollution is a problem. reports suggest up to half a million people die prematurely from fog. it's the first change to the law introduced 25 years ago. the amendments will come into effect next year. now for the weather with everton. the smog problem is huge in china. it doesn't look like it's going anywhere soon. >> it's almost something we accept. it happens. we may see temporary relief, but things look poor, i'm afraid. it's one of those things that goes with the territory. looking at the satellite, you see a cloud making its way from west to east. that's been pushing in from the north-western corner towards beijing. that will move through, clearing the air. it will be a temporary thing. at the moment we are looking at pollution levels in the unhealthy category.

we are looking up to 185 there. hazardous conditions at present. this band of crowd will come through. it's active producing sandstorms, blizzards, very strong winds and a few fires. power lines were down. causing problems. it will make its way east as we go through the next couple of days. friday is the wet weather to the west. going into saturday. it'll help to clear the air. coming back in behind. that will cause problems once again. you can see how dark the colours are on the map. it could lead to localized flooding. friday and through china intense bursts of rain making its way further east. >> thank you. united nations secretary-general called on the security council to take new action to deal with the

humanitarian crisis in syria. in february a resolution was passed demanding both sides allow aid to reach the civilian. ban ki-moon stated that neither side was complying and they violated international laws. more than a million do not have access to basic goods and services. arriving of weapons in the syrian conflict. moderate groups receiveded weapons, there are fears that others could get their hands on them. this report from hoda abdel-hamid. in neighbouring turkey. >> these antitank weapons are american made and are on the battle ground in syria. it's been a while since opposition fighters got their hands on the weaponry. they did not provide who provided the shipment. the armour-piercing antitank systems had been given to the

free syrian army. >> translation: the weapons arrived from friendly countries to for the opposition. i will not fame them. >> neither would be say if the countries are trying to create a force counting the influence of the french. in two nights, the moderate brigade and rivals think they are working for the interests of the west. >> translation: i think the united states will use them against the islamists and wants to make it has syrian loyalty. some are effective, others are not. i'm not worried about them. >> he may be right. some of the strongest brigades joined under the islamic front banner and don't recognise the western backed opposition and the syrian-backed coalition and accused free syrian army of being a tool of the west. they don't want an islamic

state. >> reporter: the u.s. is rel t reluctant to provide weapons to extremist groups opposed to the west. it tried to hope contact with the islamic front. it wanted it to throw its weight behind the geneva peace process. the talks failed. >> the u.s. doesn't want advanced weapons reaching syria's branch of al qaeda. rebels insist they'll use them to fight the government troops. >> translation: what is demanded is to use the weapons to fight the regime? >> moderates and the islamic front are fighting another group, the islamic state of iraq and levant. these men have no intention of leaving syria, and have vowed to fight those that support the west. the limited supply of antitank missiles are not antitank missiles. they may help to preserve what is left of the moderate side of

the opposition. >> still to come on al jazeera - will this year's climb to the roof of the world go ahead? after a deadly avalanche in mt everest. we are in kathmandu for the latest. plus, a car that goes for hundreds of kilometres on one litre of fuel. and other innovative designs. and an olympic athlete tells us what is driving him to make a comeback. stay with us.

>> welcome back. you're with al jazeera. a reminder of the top stories. china insists it opens a group of disputed islands in the east china sea, not japan. beijing made the statements. >> the u.s. says it's disappointed by the inner city struck by hamas and fatah. it's warned that it could jeopardise prospects of piece. the unity agreement angeredest rail, which regards -- angered israel which regards hamas as a terrorist organizations. >> considerations of sanctions on the government and opposition in syria. 126 bodies have been refrooeffed from the south korean -- retrieved from the south korean wreck. 150 people are still missing. the video released shows divers

smashing windows to get inside the vessels. the divers can only see a few centimetres in front of them. >> now to a strike on the world's highest mountain. some sherpa guides are refusing to climb mt everest until they get better compensation for them and their families. 13 were killed in an avalanche on friday. we have more from kat man tu, the nepal capital. . >> reporter: it's nearly a week since an avalanche came crashing down. nepal's worst mountain fatalities, resulting in hundreds of guides tore shaerpas refuse to climb until issues of life assurance and medical cover were addressed. they look after hundreds of trackers. tour operators are depending on the climax much without 75,000

dollars have been spent. no guide will be financially disastrous. the month is a peak season. it couldn't come at a better time. with no guides to help, it's a non-starter. >> on tuesday the government offered to set up a fund if they were injured, killed or needed rescue on the mountain range. it would be financed from the everest climbing fees. nepal earns millions to climb the mount an. government operations and sherpa operations will meet at the base camp to find a way forward with the sherpas. if the solution is found, goals of glimers will fall -- climbers will fall flat. >> a car bomb killed four people, including two police men in kenya. it exploded outside a police

station in a district of nairobi. >> 650 people were arrested in eastly. many were accused of having links to al-shabab. most were released without charge. in nigeria parents joined the army to search for 200 school girls, taken from their tool in chibok in the north-eastern borno state. we have more. . >> reporter: the security situation is worrying many nigerians in the capital. after several attacks by suspected boko haram fighters in the last week. 75 were killed at a bugs station. 200 girls kidnapped. many killed. the school set ablaze by masked men. >> it's getting worse every day. people - people used to depend on soldiers to make sure that security is ensured.

right now the soldiers are not secured. >> the government is working. the military is doing their best to put the situation in control. as you can see, the problem is coming from one region, one particular region. people are trying to sabotage the government. >> nigeria's president goodluck jonathan called a meeting to investigate the violence. >> there has been an increase in security. many checkpoints have been set up. the military will not let us film. >> the leader of boko haram claimed responsibility for the attack in this video released three days ago. in it he challenges the government to go after his group. >> look at us, we are within abuja, and you don't know how to find us. >> the deposit says everything is being done to fight the

group. >> we have security challenges, but to be unfair to define the security challenge. it is, indeed, an international problem. what we are dealing with is terrorism. and it's not only in nigeria where we have the situation. what is important is the determination of the administration to increase the change. >> many are anxious about the situation and worry there could be more attacks. >> formula 1 boss bernie eccleston is appearing in a munich court on bribery charges, accused of handing $45 million to a german banker to secure the sale of a stake in the f1 business. bernie eccleston admits paying the money, but denies wrong doing. he could face 10 years in prison. we are joined live from munich.

simon, bernie eccleston looked confident when he arrived in court. what has been happening? >> yes, that's right. bright and breezy, saying he was k. it was a sunny day. before the proceedings started. what we are into now. we had the potted version, if you like, of the indictment read out, running to 25 pages. we are into a period where bernie eccleston's german defense team is responding with a statement of their own. we were hoping that mr bernie eccleston would say something in court. we decided that the german lawyers would do that. he feared the problems of mistranslation. they are on a lunch recess. they'll come back, should be an hour and a half of a defense statement. that will be it for the day. we understand what they have said, they'll go after the main witness, the german banker.

he's at the center of the bribery allegation. it is he that bernie eccleston is meant to have paid $44 million. it's clear the defense team will go after his credibility. they said the bribery did not exist and accusations are unfounded, misleading and incoherent. it will be a tough trial. bernie eccleston has to appear every week between now and september and run formula 1 at the same time. >> what will it mean for formula 1 if he's convicted. has there been a debate about what might happen if he is imprisoned? >> if he's imprisoned he'll be off of the show. c.b.c., the company that controls it, their boss said if bernie eccleston is found guilty, he will definitely be sacked. he's operating as the chief executive , and stood down from

various positions on the board. it's known eff pulls the strings, turns up and is a fireman. if problems turn up bernie sorts them out in his style. if there's any notion of him found guilty, he'll go. there is a ground swell of opinion that that is one case too far. it's a serious one. there has been other ones. he survived, but this is the end of the road. there are people in formula 1 who are daring to say what they have never dared to say that perhaps now is the time for the 82-year-old, the rink master of this -- ring master of this extraordinary speck tackal that generates $1.6 million, it may be time for them to leave the stage. >> interesting. simon mcgregor-wood in munich there. ukrainian troops have taken

a checkpoint which was controlled by pro-russian groups north of slovyansk. barricades of car tyres were set on fire and troops ordered residents to keep away. armed men have been occupying several buildings in and outside the city since april the 6th. >> russia's foreign minister demanded the withdrawal of ukrainian units from ukraine's south-east. moscow's own military is holding drills close to the border. vladimir putin says he has the right to sends in troops to ukraine if the rights of russian-speaking residents are threatened. president obama said russia will have to face consequences if he doesn't abide by an agreement made in geneva. >> we have been preparing for the prospect that we'll have to engage in further sanctions. those are teed up. it requirements technical work

and coordination with other countries. throughout the process or goal has been to change mr putin's calculus. the preference is to resolve the issue diplomatically. >> barnaby phillips joins us from a ukrainian city. let's start with the operation in slovyansk, and thereabouts. what are you hearing about that? we heard an estimate from the ukrainian defence ministry saying that up to five terrorists, as they call them - that is it armed pro-russian separatists we should call them, have been killed and that they captured three checkpoints. they are asking slovyansk, whic been a center, if you like, of control for the separatist movement, if that's what we can call it. they are asking people to stay indoors. the latest reports we have heard from our sources inside the town

itself, is that things are calm now, but there was gun fire earlier in the morning. >> and you are in holiska because there's a funeral under way of a ukrainian politician found near slovyansk. tell us about that. that issue has been a flash point as well. >> yes, that's right. that's v laked mere rearbak. the announcement came a couple of days ago. the body had been mutilated, tortured. the ukrainian government is claiming the separatists, russia, for his murder. it was the discovery which pushed the ukrainian government to relaunch its operation. there's a direct collection

between the violence this morning and the discovery of mr r. >> bok's body. he was laid in the ground in a cemetery within the last half hour. it was emotive. the ukrainian national anthem was sung. his widow, as you expect, was in floods of tears. in eastern ukraine we are in a situation where both sides have their martyrs, and that is making it difficult to pull back from the brink. >> thank you for that. more than 1,000 migrants from central america protested in mexico city, calling for protection from workers travelling across mexico. many going on to work in the united states. >> staying with mexico, there has been protests against a telecommunications law debated

by the senate. demonstrators say it will let the interior ministry censor the internet. we have this report. . >> reporter: hundreds of protesters took to the treats? mexico city to express frustration at the president. accusing him of trying to pass a telecommunications law that will expand the interior ministry's power to monitor and control content on the internet. >> the ruling party claims the measures are meant to fight illegal activities, for mexicans, it's a sign that the government is going too far. >> this is the last straw. they want to pass a telecommunications law to control content on social media. we will lose the freedom of expression, and the government will decide what we can say or not. it's an injustice, violating human rights. >> 22-year-old stephanie is worried that if the law passes

people that criticise the government an be punished. >> translation: if i want to accuse a politician of being corrupt, i wouldn't be allowed to do it. i would be accused of being a threat to public safety. >> the controversial law is slammed by opposition parties. >> reporter: what the demonstrators are shouting is together united we will never be defeated and claim if the provisions make it into law, demonstrations like these will increase. >> the campaign is organised through the internet. videos like these have gone viral to protest. it is the second-most trending topic on twitter worldwide. >> people like oscar, who started one of the first internet providers is worried that the protesters are not focussing on dangers of reform. >> there is nothing in the law

diminishing the powers of mon ol lis. no one has been looking at that. we have all been running scared to the other side because of the other provisions regarding privacy and freedom and all that. >> now, others say they will not back down or let the government silence them. now world food prices are rising. african farmers are struggling. the economy is dependent on exporting cashew nuts to service a $200 million debt. a lack of protection is putting farmers into deeper poverty. rmpts this man and his children do what they have done for many years. gathering cashew apples on which the cashew nut grose. it's not the season. every apple on the ground counts. this is their life line. >> after collection, women

extract the cashew nut from the apple. the children delicaty crack open the pod making sure the nut does not break. when all is done. it is produced to middlemen at a cost that is hardly enough for the needs. >> translation: it's difficult when the ksh u nut is out of -- cashew nut is out of season. when we have no stock to sell, we borrow. >> this is the second-largest cashew nut. it exports 123 tonnes and makes $60 million. but the farmers are too poor. most of the formers cannot access the export market. they sell their cashew nuts in markets such as this one. unregulated, local prices make it harder for them to make a

profit. >> translation: at the meement the government is trying -- moment the government is trying to do a feasibility study to everyone, including the farmer, can benefit. >> the struggling economy is dependent on the cashew nut industry. it is also rich with minerals. >> how do you run a state and provide services to your people with an economy that most lives on the taxation of cashew nuts. there has to be a significant effort to develop the economic base of the country and the base of the state as well. >> in the meantime they continue with the modest business, oblivious of the fact that what he sells costs more from supermarket shelves and countries away from his village. in sport - coming up, we'll find out which football team has become the first to qualify for the club world cup.

>> welcome back. the london design museum announced its finalists for the design of the year awards. top picks range from fashion to architecture. tim friend takes a look. >> reporter: it's sleek and green - 100km on a litre of diesel. the first car to reach the degree of efficiency, and can

reach 72 k/hr in 12 seconds. other exhibits here at the designs of the year competition have a more immediate benefit. an app that can turn a smartphone into an eye examination kit. it could help to save the sight of millions. >> we developed the app because patients in difficult places to reach, there are those in need of eye care. >> the innovation in the arts as well. this is one of the category winners. it's a new take on the grand piano. it replaces ivory keys with soft censors. the result is very new wave avant guard sounds. of course, it's perfectly designed. >> the other exhibits range from bike shoes with fluorescent strips that become fashion

shoes, lights made from plastic bottle, and daring high fashion. >> i think design changes for the needs of each generation. what the new technology is, designers respond. new materials, technology and problems. there'll be new designs that responds to these, the ever changing landscape and kult u, political changes. >> to prove some of the best designs have simplicity, a syringe that turns bright red to show it's been used, potentially presenting millions of deaths. the overall winner is announced in june. well let's get the sport. here is andy. it's advantage real madrid after the first leg of the champion's league semifinal with bayern munish. real's first appearance in a

decade. an own goal. cristiano ronaldo was back from injury, missed a good chance. his coach was happy with what he saw from him. >>. >> translation: he did well. it's normal after 20 address cristiano was not at his best. he put in a great effort. he'll probably be better on toose. bail is okay. >> it's life and death to reach the final or be knocked out. i didn't want to the lose the tie, playing without order. and more so against the team. >> the biggest club title in north and central american - two mexican sides. goalless after the first leg. mariani with a goal effort. an equalizer. cruisers take the trophy on away

goals. they'll represent the region at the world cup in monaco. >> before that event comes the world cup. f.i.f.a. president sepp blatter saying that he has no concerns about security in brazil. his man on the ground in brazil is secretary-general and he is in the area that will host four games. the stadium hasn't been officially open. not happy with what he saw when the plane touched down. links between the airport and stadium incomplete. >> we have asked for confirmation that all the facilities from the airport to the city, from the airport to the stadium would be ready. top seeded have suffered a setback in the n.b.a. play-offs. the spurs beaten, leaving the series level at one game apiece, the win ending a 10-game losing

streak and balances first-class victory since june 2011. mavericks winning 113-92 the final score. >> all season, i think sometimes we lit up a little bit, we don't compete all the way. that's when we get in trouble. if we play every possession hard, and compete on offense. they are good on defense, you have to do everything hard. >> the phoenix sons not quite, but they did have the most improved player, bravich - who averaged 20 points a game. >> i was dreaming about that, some day, i can achieve something great in the league. first year was hard, coming from

europe. i didn't speak english a lot. it's a different culture. it was a lot of tough times for me. >> patrick kain's return looks to have come at the perfect time for the chicago black hawks. jonathan cainer missed the final 12 games of the regular season, but looked to be back at his best, scoring in overtime. black hawks 4-3 - the series refl at 2-2 -- level at 2-2. >> the dallas stars beat anaheim ducks 4-2, coming from 2 goals dawn. the ducks missing their captain, dallas level the series at 2 games apiece. >> brandon was instrumental in the colombus blue jackets victory. tying the game 3-3 with 22 seconds remaining.

in overtime nick foligno scored. the series tied 2-2. >> the most successful olympian in history michael phelps said putting on weight was a factor in his decision to return to swimming. he'll compete in arizona on thursday. announcing hits retirement after the olympics , but he went on to stack on nearly 20 kilograms of weight. the 28-year-old in shape, saying she doesn't care if his comeback damages his legacy. >> no one is forcing me to do this or that. i'm doing it because i want to. i want to be back in the water. i think a lot - for me, going into 2012. there were a lot of ups and downs. it was changing to get motivated. >> like i said i can't set it up.

plenty of calls on the website. aljazeera.com/sport - sepp blatter optimistic about what is to come in brazil. that's the top story. and how to get in touch on twitter and facebook. clips and blogs from correspondents around the world. okay. for from me later on. that is all the sport for now. >> thank you. that's almost the end of the newshour. we'll leave you with a story that may give you a sinking feeling. two men set a record for basejumping off the world's tallest building. >> they jumped head first off the building in dubai, with a cameraman - 828 metres above the city. a platform was built so they could start from the highest point. they are pioneers of the sport and said it's a dream come true.

>> president obama pledges his support to. >> upon with its on going dispute with china. >> three americans shot and killed at a charity hospital in kabul. police say the afghan gunman was supposed to be protecting them. >> one year after that massive factory collapse that killed 1,000 people, what's being done in bangladesh and here to